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On Saturday morning, Dr. Ken Browning, at Fern Creek Medical Center, gives Jackie Lasater her flu shot at the free Health Fair, which the Center and HELP Center sponsored.
The wheels of justice continue their slow grind in the case of Dia Abrams, as her children and the court-appointed trustee attempt to hold Keith Harper accountable for his actions as trustee for the missing woman’s estate since her disappearance in June 2020. In November, Riverside County Judge Russell Velasquez removed Harper as trustee because…
At its March 7 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the contract and added costs for construction of public restrooms in Idyllwild. These facilities will be compliant with the Americans with Disability Act. The 210-square-foot facility will be along North Circle Drive in front of the Mile Hi Plaza and is within…
While the motions between the District Attorney’s office and Robert Pape’s attorney became more heated, the contention between the prosecutor and defense ultimately became moot when the DA’s office dismissed its charges against Pape for the 2006 triple homicides in Pinyon. Whether Riverside County DA Paul Zellerbach would have to appear as witness to be…
Brendan Steele mustered a one-over-par 73 Friday to claim a spot in weekend play at Augusta for the first time. He played the Masters only once previously, in 2012, but missed the cut. This time around, he collected two birdies against three bogeys in second-round play. Brendan goes into the weekend in a tie for…
Early Saturday morning, a fire broke out along Highway 74 between Hemet and Mountain Center, about a quarter of a mile west of the Strawberry Creek bridge. The Forest Service initial attack and follow up controlled the fire by about noon Saturday when this photo of the burn area was taken. The fire was estimated to be 10 acres.